50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks.
Title:
50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks.
Author:
Witt, Greg.
ISBN:
9780899977256
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (368 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Overview Map -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- The Very Best Short Hikes -- Introduction -- Using This Book -- Map Legend -- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK -- Park Overview -- 1 Park Avenue -- 2 Balanced Rock -- 3 Windows Loop -- 4 Double Arch -- 5 Delicate Arch -- 6 Delicate Arch Viewpoint -- 7 Fiery Furnace -- 8 Sand Dune Arch and Broken Arch -- 9 Devils Garden -- Tower Arch -- BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK -- Park Overview -- 11 Bristlecone Loop -- 12 Hat Shop -- 13 Peekaboo Loop -- 14 Rim Trail -- 15 Queens Garden and Navajo Loop -- 16 Tower Bridge -- 17 Fairyland Loop -- Water Canyon and Mossy Cave -- CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK -- Park Overview -- 19 Neck Spring Loop Trail -- 20 Mesa Arch Loop -- 21 Aztec Butte Trail -- 22 Whale Rock Trail -- 23 Crater View Trail and Upheaval Dome Overlook -- 24 Grand View Point Trail -- 25 White Rim Overlook Trail -- 26 Murphy Point Trail -- 27 Elephant Hill to Chesler Park -- 28 Slickrock Trail -- 29 Horseshoe Canyon -- CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK -- Park Overview -- 30 Hickman Bridge -- 31 Fremont River Trail -- 32 Cohab Canyon -- 33 Cassidy Arch -- 34 Grand Wash -- 35 Golden Throne Trail -- 36 Chimney Rock Loop Trail -- 37 Sulphur Creek -- 38 Rim Overlook -- 39 Capitol Gorge Trail to The Tanks -- ZION NATIONAL PARK -- Park Overview -- 40 Canyon Overlook Trail -- 41 Pa'rus Trail -- 42 Watchman Trail -- 43 Emerald Pools Trail -- 44 Angels Landing -- 45 Court of the Patriarchs -- 46 Weeping Rock to Hidden Canyon -- 47 Observation Point -- 48 Riverside Walk -- 49 Taylor Creek -- 50 Cable Mountain Trail -- National Park Contact Information -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
Utah's five national parksArches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zionhold some of the most awe-inspiring geology on the planet. Each park offers visitors the dramatic scenery that invites exploration and discovery. In 50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks, veteran hiking guide Greg Witt shares the best routes in each park, hikes that are both must see" and accessible. Park visitors who are short on time will find this book to be the ideal traveling companion, because it quickly helps readers identify the hikes and sights that will make the best use of their time and provide maximum enjoyment. Each hike in the book includes distances, highlights, area maps, and easy-to-follow trailhead directions to make hike selection fast and efficient. Once on the trail, the detailed maps, route description, and interpretive details insure that hikers get the most out of their trip. Even avid hikers and experienced desert explorers will find new insights and discoveries as Witt's interesting and approachable style details the geologic forces that created this landscape. He brings to life the human historyprehistoric cliff-dwellers, native tribes, ranchers, farmers, loggers, miners, and outlawsthat adds to the color of the Colorado Plateau where these five parks are set.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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